The existence of tax havens does not add to overall global wealth or well-being; they serve no useful economic purpose. Whilst these jurisdictions undoubtedly benefit some rich individuals and multinational corporations, this benefit is at the expense of others, and they therefore serve to increase inequality.

So, they’re telling the governing powers (i.e. rich individuals and multinational corporations) that achieving their most desired goals is not fulfillment of an economic purpose?

This only makes sense if it was written for the peanut gallery - that is, for the rest of us, not those who control the world’s governments.

I guess we’ll get right on that after we’re done fixing racism and global warming. Really, right there on the list of Things We Should’ve Already Done that nonetheless are actually very difficult to do because they don’t affect people in direct ways.